[opendtv] Drew Carey and gang land at WB network

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 21:23:31 -0400

     Drew Carey and gang land at WB network
     - May 18, 2004 08:36 PM (Reuters)

By Steve Gorman


LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Reuters) - After getting booted off
ABC for lackluster ratings, comedian Drew Carey and his pals
are heading over to the youth-oriented WB network with a new
improvisational comedy show.


"Drew Carey's Green Screen Show" is one of six new programs
the WB plans to introduce this fall as part of the prime-time
schedule unveiled on Tuesday at the network's annual "upfront"
presentation to advertisers.


The WB, owned by Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) and the Tribune
Co. (NYSE:TRB), is scaling back its sitcom offerings and launching
two new dramas, as well as a reality game show, as the
9-year-old network struggles to reverse a ratings decline in
its young target audience of viewers aged 12 to 34.


New shows include "Jack & Bobby," starring Christine Lahti
as the single mother of two boys, one of whom is destined to
become president of the United States, and "The Mountain," a
family drama set in a posh ski resort.

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